Hank Jarrett
Respected Taylorcrafter
Last Activity: 6 hours ago
Joined: 11-30-2003
Location: Virginia Beach VA
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Same picture I emailed to Bill. Anyone with a post war wing should save it! -
Bill,
It's not the shape of the hook, it's the length between them. Drop me an email and we can make arrangements.
Rob, if you have a requirement for some let me know. We are still looking for a company that can make the wire. Everyone says it is an easy program, but no one seems...Leave a comment:
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From the bits of paint I found when stripping my 45 down the tubes in the cockpit area were all painted in the trim color (blue in my planes case). The blue tapered away to a nasty baby poop color mix of two different Zinc Chromate aft of the cockpit. The gloss of the blue doesn't seem a problem at...Leave a comment:
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Rob,
I tried to contact Bill about the T wires but haven't heard back from him yet. Figured I could put them into my parts locker for someone who needs them in the future unless I need any for the 45. Sent him the photo with dimensions to tell if they were Martin or T wires. Haven't heard back... -
Bill, did you get my PM?
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When and if you get good info on the F series please open a thread on it. I don't have a later model but am interested in them and how they differ. Always want to know more about Taylorcrafts and am terribly ignorant about the planes from the Ferris era.
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Bill, if the wing wire you have is Taylorcraft and not Martin I will take it and be sure it gets to a good home (on my 45 and or on another plane). The attached photo shows how to tell Martin from Taylorcraft. My email is h.jarrett@protonmail.com.
Thanks
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Make sure you get extra help! If you think 3 people can do it, have 6! We did find that three could lift the nose of the T in even with the engine with no ramps. Also DON'T break the belly stringers on the edge of the trailer!!!! We tried ramps, but it was just too risky compared to lifting her....Leave a comment:
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U-Haul works fine. Can't remember the length I used but I think all I had to do was take the tail surfaces off and could even leave the engine on. Rudder was "just a tad" too long to fit. With the rudder and elevators/stabs off and a slight angle I even had a lot of room for all the extra...
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I have never seen fittings that nice before! Incredible! Have you considered making some molds from them?...Leave a comment:
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REQUIRED work, or work we just seem to find ourselves doing (which is often not really needed)? Many of us find "working" on our planes isn't really work and often isn't really needed. When there are actual problems (as opposed to "I think I heard something, got to pull the cowl off and...Leave a comment:
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Can you post more photos of the pants and the mount hardware? I have mine off to clean up and would like to see more!...Leave a comment:
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The high gloss blue was called "Metallic Blue" before the war. It was NOT like the Metallic blue of much later! In the 50s and 60 they added metal flakes which were NOT used before or during the war. The color was used by Cessna after the war and I think is still available as a Cessna blue...Leave a comment:
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It's been really quiet from those who were looking for a company to make them. Anyone have status?...Leave a comment:
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That makes a LOT more sense! Not exactly a real problem making a fixture for the tail springs! First off, why would anyone? Not like they are hard to find! ;-)...Leave a comment:
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Are we talking about fixtures for MAINS or just tail wheels? I thought the original post was for main gears. What kind of fixtures are needed for a tail wheel assy?...Leave a comment:
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Mike, Keep us up on your fixture project! It was a real shame when we lost out on the BC12-D strut fixtures. Our planes and members need to be sure that never happens again to another critical part. We can always find a way to make a gear "repaired". Kind of like Washington's Cherry Tree...Leave a comment:
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Greg, sure wish there was something like this for the BC12 planes! Makes me embarrassed that all my data is so scattered all over the place!
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That's a shame. Wish it was digitized or closer....Leave a comment:
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Sent an email. Let me know at my email address and I will try to find the photos you are looking for.
Hank
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